Semester 1 events By asdfjkl;123 Period: 605 BCE to 531 BCE Life of Laozi Period: 563 BCE to 483 BCE Life of Siddhartha Gautama Period: 551 BCE to 479 BCE Life of Confucius Period: 200 to Dec 15, 600 Chinese and Roman Empires develop new religious interests Period: 200 to Dec 15, 600 Nomadic clans, animal herds, portable houses Period: 200 to Dec 15, 600 Nomadic clans, animal herds, portable houses Period: 400 to Dec 15, 1000 Byzantine Empire remained a centralized Christian empire Period: 476 to 476 Fall of Rome Period: 570 to Dec 15, 632 Life of Mohammed Period: Dec 14, 600 to Dec 15, 1450 Islamic medical books written in Baghdad Period: Dec 14, 600 to Dec 15, 600 Arab expansion due to cannons Period: Dec 14, 600 to Dec 15, 1450 Polynesian migrations lead to the creation of a trade network connecting the islands with the mainland Period: Dec 14, 600 to Dec 15, 1450 Expansion of trade networks in Afro-Eurasia led to the spread of irrigation technologies Period: Dec 14, 800 to Dec 15, 800 Viking expansion due to dragon boats Period: Dec 14, 900 to Dec 15, 1450 Sub-Saharan Africa exported gold to the Middle East and Europe Period: Dec 14, 1000 to Dec 15, 1450 Indian Ocean commerce expanded and was conducted by a mixture of Asian, Middle Eastern, and East African merchants Period: Dec 14, 1000 to Dec 15, 1450 Growth in Afro-Eurasia due to interregional trade